Trooper Mystal Perkins, 23, was on duty and in her patrol car at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday when it was struck from behind while she sat at a red signal light at SE 29th Street and Walker Avenue in Oklahoma City.

The suspect, Juan Gonzalez, 26, from Clinton fled from the scene on foot after slamming his 2008 Ford F-150 pickup into the back of the trooper's Dodge Charger. The force of the crash pushed the trooper's car into the car ahead of it at the traffic light.

Troopers pursued the suspect and after a brief struggle, placed him under arrest. He was taken by EMSA to a local hospital where he was treated for a minor injury sustained in the crash and then transported to Oklahoma County Jail where he was booked in on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver license, resisting arrest, possession of CDS and leaving the scene of an injury accident.

Trooper Perkins was treated and released from a metro hospital for her injuries and is expected to be back to work within a few days.